Can somebody tell me how to drop a table in SQL?

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Is the following query the right one?

IF EXISTS(SELECT *
          FROM   dbo.HENRY)
  DROP TABLE dbo.HENRY

F.Y.I - Table name: HENRY

What I have tried:

Please look above query, I tried the above code but don't have a compiler as of now, need to prepare for my theory exam for SQL

Posted 21-Sep-22 23:15pm

Sarang Techie

Updated 25-Sep-22 0:26am

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Solution 1

If you are using Sql Server 20016 and up, a better command would be:

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DROP TABLE IF EXISTS dbo.Henry

Posted 21-Sep-22 23:23pm

OriginalGriff

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Richard Deeming 22-Sep-22 5:43am

20016? I've obviously been asleep for longer than I though! 🤣

OriginalGriff 22-Sep-22 6:09am

Don't tell me you are still running Windows 666? :laugh:

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Maciej Los · Accepted Answer · 2022-09-25T00:26:00

Solution 3

Take a look here: https://www.sqlshack.com/overview-of-the-t-sql-if-exists-statement-in-a-sql-server-database/[^]

There you'll find instruction how to determine if an object of database exists:
- IF EXISTS in SQL 2014 or before
- DROP ..IF EXISTS in SQL Server 2016 to SQL Server 2019

Posted 25-Sep-22 0:26am

Maciej Los